''Build Me Up From Bones'' is the third studio album by American

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Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009

, released on September 24, 2013 on Sugar Hill Records. It was recorded and mixed at Minutia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, by Gary Paczosa. This is the third studio collaboration between Jarosz and Paczosa. ''Build Me Up from Bones'' was nominated for Best Folk Album at the

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, and its title track was nominated for Best American Roots Song.

Track listing

Charts

*Top Folk Albums – #19 *Americana – #1 *FMQB Top 200 – #159 *FMQB Non-Comm – #20

Reception

"''Build Me Up From Bones'' is an organic masterwork for Jarosz, a warm, nuanced collection that wraps and enchants the listener. If you're curious what brilliant natural talent paired with an ongoing commitment to learn and grow can produce, Sarah Jarosz's latest is a perfect example." – Stereo Subversion "With ''Build Me Up From Bones'' (Sugar Hill) her third album, she moves past precocity toward the full bloom of artistry: the singing is more deeply self-assured, and the songs are grounded in truer emotional terrain." – ''

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'' "Her latest is more organic, a trio setting that emphasizes the value of space. The songs breathe. From the perspective of composition and structure, the music is more complex and nuanced, too. Jarosz's voice, warm and elastic, rings out strong and clear." – ''

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Personnel

* Sarah Jarosz – vocals on all tracks ;"Over the Edge" * Sarah Jarosz –

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– harmony vocal, guitar *

Dan Dugmore Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying Bur ...

– lap steel *

Viktor Krauss Viktor Krauss is an American musician who plays acoustic and electric bass. He has released solo albums and has worked as a sideman with many musicians, including his sister, singer and fiddler Alison Krauss. Music career Krauss was born to Fre ...

– bass * Eric Darken – percussion ;"Fuel the Fire" * Sarah Jarosz – banjo *

Darrell Scott James Darrell Scott, known as Darrell Scott (born August 6, 1959), is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. The son of musician Wayne Scott, he moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana (known today as Lake Station, Indiana). ...

– harmony vocal * Alex Hargreaves – violin * Nathaniel Smith – violin *

Chris Thile Christopher Scott Thile (; born February 20, 1981) is an American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality, best known for his work in the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek and the acoustic folk and progressive blue ...

– mandolin * Viktor Krauss – bass ;"Mile on the Moon" * Sarah Jarosz – octave mandolin * Jedd Hughes – harmony vocal, guitar *

Dirk Powell Dirk Powell (born 1969) is an American fiddler, banjo player, and singer. Powell was born in Oberlin, Ohio into a family with deep Kentucky roots. He has lived in Louisiana since 1992. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on traditio ...

– accordion * Dan Dugmore – electric guitar * Viktor Krauss – bass * Eric Darken – percussion ;"Build Me Up From Bones" * Sarah Jarosz – octave mandolin *

Aoife O'Donovan Aoife O'Donovan ( , ; born November 18, 1982) is an American singer and Grammy award-winning songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the string band Crooked Still and she also co-founded the Grammy Award-winning female folk trio I'm ...

– harmony vocal * Alex Hargreaves – violin * Nathaniel Smith – cello ;"Dark Road" * Sarah Jarosz – guitar * Kai Welch – harmony vocal *

Jerry Douglas Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. Career In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he h ...

– Dobro * Darrell Scott – electric guitar * Viktor Krauss – bass *

Kenny Malone Kenny Malone (August 4, 1938 – August 26, 2021) was an American drummer and percussionist. Life and career Malone was born in Denver, Colorado. From the 1970s onwards, he was a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoust ...

– percussion ;"Simple Twist of Fate" * Nathaniel Smith – cello ;"1,000 Things" * Sarah Jarosz – guitar * Alex Hargreaves – violin * Nathaniel Smith – cello * Kenny Malone – percussion ;"Gone Too Soon" * Sarah Jarosz – octave mandolin *

Kate Rusby Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, and is one of the be ...

– harmony vocal * Jerry Douglas –

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* Darrell Scott – guitar * Dirk Powell – bass * Kenny Malone – percussion ;"Anything Else" * Sarah Jarosz – guitar * Alex Hargreaves – violin * Nathaniel Smith – cello ;"The Book of Right-On" * Sarah Jarosz – mandolin * Alex Hargreaves – violin * Nathaniel Smith – cello ;"Rearrange the Art" * Sarah Jarosz – banjo * Aoife O'Donovan – harmony vocal * Alex Hargreaves – violin * Nathaniel Smith – cello * Dan Dugmore – pedal steel * Tim Lauer – Wurlitzer ;Production * Produced by Gary Paczosa and Sarah Jarosz * Recorded and Mixed by Gary Paczosa at Minutia Studios, Nashville, Tennessee * Additional engineering: Shani Gandhi and Brandon Bell * Mastered by Eric Boulanger at The Mastering Lab, Ojai, California

References

{{Authority control 2013 albums Sarah Jarosz albums Sugar Hill Records albums